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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Isabel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Isabel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Isabel is located in Dewey County.

To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dewey County: Corson, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Walworth & Ziebach.

Below are the counties that are near Isabel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isabel:

  • Dewey County     (The home county of Isabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Firesteel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Timber Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Grass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
      • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
    • Glencross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lantry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Whitehorse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
      • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <1>
    • Eagle Butte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
      • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <1>
    • North Eagle Butte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
      • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
    • Parade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Corson County
    • Bullhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
      • Bullhead is located in Corson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <1>
  • Ziebach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.
    • Glad Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dupree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Iron Lightning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
      • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
    • Red Elm ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
      • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isabel, see our County-by-County Page for Isabel.

Cemeteries Near Isabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isabel.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isabel, with the one closest to Isabel listed first.

  • Hillview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Savior Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Grass Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • On-a-Tree Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the On-a-Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the On-a-Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iron Lightning Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Lightning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Lightning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dupree Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dupree Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dupree.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145302 <4>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lantry Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagle Butte Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Elm Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isabel.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Isabel ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isabel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Isabel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Isabel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Isabel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Isabel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Isabel:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Isabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Isabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3958, Longitude: -101.4290       In this case, the coordinates for Isabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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